Chapter 1

Lazily lying in my bed, I gazed at the ceiling, with nothing much to do and absolutely no desire to leave my apartment. I had enough instant noodles to last me for ages, and it was best not to annoy the villagers with my presence.

Well, the village life. Who would have thought I'd end up in the anime Naruto? I would have laughed at that idea, but fate decided to play a prank on me, and here I am. I became an isekai character in the most mundane way possible — returning home from university, I entered the stairwell where some idiot had broken a lightbulb and failed to notice the figures already there... And...Yep, I got stabbed. It's not even clear why they did it, but if it was just some junkies, they simply robbed the body and took the cash for their next fix. That's all the value my life had - a pitiful three hundred rubles (5 bucks) that were in my pocket. Considering the way our gallant police force deals with crime, those scumbags won't be caught even if they stayed standing right there by my body. They might even write it off as a self-inflicted stab wound... yeah, six times. Well, where did that knife now and how it ended up with me in the first place, that's none of their concern, as long as they can close the case.

Then I opened my eyes like a newborn—Naruto Uzumaki. Cool, right? Although, to be honest, in the first minutes, or even hours, I couldn't make sense the jumble of sounds, smells, and images bombarding my senses. Maybe it was sensory shock from being reborn or from being in a baby's body, or maybe that's just how it is, and for the first few hours after birth, the whole world looks the same way to all newborns? I didn't know the answer and just accepted it as a given.

But then, I had to be very surprised, maybe even too much. When I saw a quite recognizable face flickering above me, it was Tsunade, followed by the Third Hokage and Danzo. It immediately became intriguing to listen in on their conversation while Tsunade was leaned over the baby (me). I didn't understand the language, only catching a few words vaguely similar to Japanese. And I can't do anything with that, I even knew normal Japanese "to a C grade and only with a dictionary", so language, that only similar to it was 80-90 percent gibberish for me. And even if I could understand them, it wouldn't have mattered, because at that moment, the realization of the mess I was in caused me to go into a deep stupor, completely overshadowing everything around me.

Much later I found out that the Fox was sealed into me, there were no differences from the canon. The same goes for ending up in an orphanage. Here I behaved quietly and peacefully, trying to behave as inconspicuously as possible. What? it only happens in books and cartoons that the Main Character is immediately strong and cool: in fact, I didn't have any strength, I mean, physical strength, and my bones are fragile and there are many other limitations. Considering the dislike of the villagers towards me, which was already noticeable and intensified over the years, I decided not to follow the path of canon Naruto and not attract attention to myself. So I lived quietly until I was six and was thrown into adulthood, exactly in this apartment.

Well, okay, not everything is so smooth. In fact, from the age of six kids are accepted into the academy, another thing is that there is a gap of two months between my birthday and the acceptance of future killers into the academy. Oh yes, and one more little thing, this day has clearly seemed to me that the teachers in the orphanage for some reason strongly disliked one quiet and reserved boy, otherwise why was I urgently evicted as soon as I turned six years old? Yeah, right on my birthday, or should I say, on the day the Nine-Tails attacked Konoha?

Oh, the passage through hostile territory could be described in a three-volume work comparable in size to "War and Peace" by a Russian classic (one of the largest works of Russian literature). Numerous notifications especially hinted at this.

Oh yes, I forgot to clarify. Did I mention that several things happened on my birthday? So, the first is the beginning of a free life, and the second is the awakening of the system. It started with one interesting message:

Your character has reached the age at which his glorious path in the Shinobi World begins, the "Player" system welcomes you!

Name: Naruto Uzumaki

HP: 440

Chakra reserve: 90

Chakra Control: –250

Level: 1

Experience: 0/100

Class: -

Statistics:

Strength: 7

Agility: 2

Stamina: 12

Chakra: 41

Intelligence: 1

Free points: 0

Titles: "Demon", "Jinchuriki", "Uzumaki", "Orphan".

Passive skills: "Stealth – level 50."

This is such a "thing". Quite quickly we managed to find out that the interface obeys mental commands, and at the same time looked at the messages. There was nothing interesting there yet, but I paid special attention to my titles.

"Demon":

Obtained due to the effect of "Jinchuriki". Also, "Demon" is your nickname among the inhabitants of Konohagakure.

Effect: -2000 reputation with the "Inhabitants of Konohagakure no Sato" faction.

Reputation window available.

It could have been worse...probably. And I don't even want to think about what kind of reputation canon Naruto had! But I already felt humanly sorry for "myself from the canon."

"Jinchuriki":

The Nine-Tailed Fox is sealed within your body.

Effect: Gaining the "Demon" feature, Chakra control -150. Attitude of local residents (faction "Residents of Konohagakure no Sato") –1500.

Strength +5. HP x2. Chakra x2. Chakra regeneration x2. Opens the "Friend of Biju" development branch, opens the "Monster" development branch.

With chakra control, of course, it's a so much bummer that's easier to drown yourself in a pond. But in the canon, Naruto could do something, so it's not all bad... in theory. But the benefits of status are tangible.

"Uzumaki":

You are a half-blood Uzumaki. Due to your young age and poor chakra development, the effect is almost unnoticeable, but in a couple of years your chakra reserves will awe even chunin.

Effect: stamina +10, HP +100, chakra reserve +50, +5 HP each level, +1 chakra point each level. Stamina pumping speed +20%. Chakra control -100, chakra overabundance. Low inclination towards fuin techniques.

Hmm, I was wondering how, with such an attitude, the inhabitants of Naruto were not killed in childhood, but here is where the boot is pinching. The Uzumaki genes perfectly overlap with the effect of the Jinchuriki's trait, and as a result... well, I don't know how much HP the genin have, but it seems to me that I'm already reaching their level. What follows from this? That it's really difficult to kill Naruto, but I still can get "for nuts" from almost everyone.

Intelligence has been increased by 1.

Hmm, still depressing. If you think correctly, and there will be advantages to intelligence, it is easy to assume that stretching training will give agility, and strength training will give you strength, and endurance, if you work hard. This is nice, but I feel that at some point the parameters will creep more and more slowly.

Intelligence has been increased by 1.

And if so, then it is better to immediately select the "development branch". Grasping at intellect and wisdom is simply stupid. Here I still can't beat anyone, however, if I understood correctly, then without the effect of Uzumaki and Fox in me, my other parameters would have been two ones. Yeah, I mean, my intellect would have just surpassed them. But since I have such advantages from statuses, we will use it. Then there is only one question that torments me in every online game - tank or DD?

Okay, let's leave this question for now and look at the statuses.

"Orphan":

Your parents died on the day you were born, and you grew up without anyone's supervision.

Effect: reputation with the faction Residents of Konohagakure no Sato -500. Ability to unlock the skill Intuition, Poison Resistance +2%. Yard (and not only) dogs accept you as one of their own (friendship with the Inuzuka faction). Good local orientation. Unlocking the Stealth skill.

Cool. And I'm not even kidding. Not the worst status, but I'll somehow survive the minus of reputation with ordinary people and clanless shinobi. At least that's what I'd like to believe. But the plus of a reputation with dog lovers is useful, at least - they won't bully you, and in a good way, maybe even if you don't end up joining this clan (yeah, as if the intriguers of this village would swallow that), then at least gain allies who you can trust with your back. In this regard, they are not the worst option, and are more sane than the same Uchihas.

All that's left is secrecy, let's see what my only ability, albeit passive, gives me. And why is it of such a high level!

Stealth: Because of your reluctance to be seen and your actions to make this desire a reality, you learned to hide at a very young age. The ability allows you to hide more effectively.

Level 50: probability of being noticed -54%, probability of being noticed in the shadows -110%.

Um, one hundred and ten? What, I walked into the shadow of a tree and even the Hokage won't notice me? Well, at least I have one "golden finger". This is definitely a positive ability, otherwise all the others seem to bring advantages, but if you also look at the disadvantages, you will understand that they balance their strengths very well, if not outweigh them!

But who would have thought that my alienation and avoidance of everyone in the shelter would benefit me. Yes, this is not a kung fu skill that I could get by constantly sorting things out with someone, or endurance with strength, at the level of a strong Genin (although it's stupid for me to talk about endurance, but if I were more active, everything would be better).

Okay, that's sorted out, but now what about the factions?

Faction ratio:

Residents of Konoha: -4000.

Inuzuka clan: 1700.

??? (to open other factions you must meet at least one representative of this faction).

Character attitude:

??? (old connections are cut off, like the closed gates of a shelter behind your back).

Yeah, life from scratch, great! If only the reputation of the factions would also be reset to zero. So, what kind of tasks are flashing there?

Tasks:

"New house"

Get to your new home within three hours.

Remaining: 2:47:32.

Reward: 100 experience. A chance to survive this night. Apartment. Lockable door.

Penalty for failure: This night you will be left alone with the residents celebrating the victory over the Demon Fox (variably, with a high probability of being lethal).

"43 Days of Hell"

You have just left the "comfortable" nest, and now you must try to survive in a place where no one needs you and you have nothing. Hold on until you enter the Shinobi Academy, and your thirst for life and knowledge will be rewarded to you (in the next world).

Conditions for fulfillment: live 43 days.

Remaining: 42:18:28:42.

Reward: 1000 experience.

Penalty for failure/refusal: death.

"Seduce Kaguya"

If you cannot disrupt the course of events in this world with your actions, and the rabbit goddess appears in this world, you will only have one option left.

Reward: Wife-Goddess, life, "variable."

Penalty for failure/refusal: death of the Shinobi World, restart of the Player from the beginning.

Hmmm, one task is more fun than the other! I feel the Breath of Death, not even in the back of my head... It's intimately in my ear!!!

***

But, returning to reality, I can say that I finally got to my apartment in an empty dorm on time and received a level. It's nice, of course, but it didn't dispel the general gloom reigning in my soul. It just escalated. I was especially pressured by the fact that either I had to bend over backward and still prevent Kaguya from being reborn, or discover the hundredth level ladies' man in me... or what is the maximum? Otherwise, seducing a lady you saw for the first time, being her enemy, and quickly, before she sends you all to your forefathers, is an unrealistic task. And even if we assume that I will follow this branch of development (it is not clear how I obtained it), then I will have neither the time, nor the strength, nor the opportunity to follow the first one, and maybe I will become a womanizer, but here is the opportunity to finish everything without bringing it to Kaguya's awakening, I'll miss it. And then I won't be the strongest shinobi, because I won't be training quite right. Or rather, not at all! I'd rather have the dating sim systems built right in instead of the standard "Player" system. The only encouraging thing is that I have an unlimited number of attempts... and this is also frightening, when I imagine that I will have to start life for Naruto at least once again from the beginning...

Why was I so unlucky to be reborn in such an unpleasant situation?